ततः परेण यत्नेन तप्त्वा बहुविधं तप:
tataḥ pareṇa yatnena taptvā bahuvidhaṃ tapaḥ
Entonces, con esfuerzo renovado y mayor, emprendió y consumó austeridades de muchas clases: una intensificación de la disciplina del dominio de sí que revela firme resolución moral y resistencia deliberada en el curso del relato.
वैशग्पायन उवाच
The verse highlights tapas as intensified, purposeful self-discipline: ethical strength is cultivated through sustained effort and deliberate restraint, especially when circumstances demand greater inner resolve.
Vaiśaṃpāyana narrates that the subject (implied from the surrounding context) proceeds to undertake further, more strenuous austerities of various kinds, marking a transition to a phase of heightened ascetic effort.